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Parents Television Council - Because Our Children Are Watching

Faith in a Box

Entertainment Television & Religion

2005-2006

By Christopher Gildemeister


STATISTICAL APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: Statistical Breakdown by Network and Timeslot

Network & Time Slot / (# of depictions)

Positive%(#)

 Negative%(#)

Neutral%(#)

 Mixed%(#)

 Unable%(#)

ABC   7(9)

11.1 (1)

22.2 (2)

55.5 (5)

11.1 (1)

0

ABC   8(313)

39.3 (123)

27.5 (86)

17.9 (56)

13.7 (43)

1.6 (5)

ABC   9(117)

38.4 (45)

30.7 (36)

16.2 (19)

11.9 (14)

2.5 (3)

ABC 10(125)

35.2 (44)

38.4 (48)

16    (20)

  9.6 (12)

0.8 (1)

 

CBS   7 (0)

0

0

0

0

0

CBS   8 (29)

62 (18)

3.4 (1)

27.5 (8)

6.9 (2)

0

CBS   9 (86)

47.7 (41)

31.4 (27)

16.3 (14)

3.5 (3)

1.1 (1)

CBS 10 (19)

21 (4) 

57.9 (11)

10.5 (2)

10.5 (2)

0

 

NBC   7 (0)

0

0

0

0

0

NBC   8 (75)

41.3 (31)

30.6 (23)

17.3 (13)

6.6 (5)

4 (3)

NBC   9(165)

34.5 (57)

35 (58)

16.9 (28)

10.3 (17)

3 (5)

NBC 10(151)

14 (21)

48.3 (73)

21.8 (33)

10.6 (16)

5.3 (8)

 

Fox    7(18)

11 (2)

50 (9)

22 (4)

11 (2)

5.5 (1)

Fox    8(113)

23.9 (27)

54.8 (62)

10.6 (12)

7 (8)   

3.5 (4)

Fox    9(104)

33.6 (35)

43.2 (45)

8.6 (9)

8.6 (9)

5.7 (6)

Fox   10(0)

0

0

0

0

0

 

WB     7(0)

0

0

0

0

0

WB     8(39)  

48.7 (19)

23 (9) 

12.8 (5) 

10.2 (4)

5.1 (2)

WB      9(36)

33 (12)

19.4 (7) 

25 (9)

19.4 (7)

2.7 (1)

WB    10(0)

0

0

0

0

0

 

UPN    7(0)

0

0

0

0

0

UPN    8(16)

18.75 (3)

37.5 (6)

31.25 (5)

12.5 (2)

0

UPN     9(15)

20 (3)

33 (5) 

6.6 (1)

33 (5) 

6.6 (1)

UPN   10(0)

0

0

0

0

0

 


APPENDIX 2: Statistical Breakdown by Type of Depiction

Category/(# of depictions)

Positive%/ (#)

Negative%/ (#)

Neutral%/ (#)

Mixed%/ (#)

Clergy (184)

30.4 (56)

33.7 (62)

19.5 (36)

13 (24)

Laity (303)

26 (79)

50.8 (154

 5.6  (17)

14.5 (44)

Faith (379)

69.6 (264)

14.7 (56) 

 6.6  (25)

7.6 (29)

Doctrine (393)

18 (71)

47.6 (187)

22.4 (88)

9.7 (38)

Misc (166)     

12.6 (21)

26.5 (44)

46.4 (77)

7.8 (13)

 


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